agusandy (via Twitter): How I Met Your Mother please! Love the show.
Now that Ted and Zoey are finally together, everything is smooth sailing from here on out. But you don't believe that, do you? As expected, Zoey's ex-hubby (Kyle MacLachlan) will be popping up to cause problems for the new couple. Plus, Barney and Robin get into it regarding his Valentine's Day past...but it's not for the reasons you think.

How I Met Your Mother is better now than it’s ever been, and I think this plot with Marshall missing his dad is great. But I’m in search of word on my man Barnacle. We going to see his storyline picking up? — Danny
In a major way. In the episode just before the show goes on a month-long break, Barney’s budding relationship with Nora gets serious. Really, really, really, really, really serious. (That’s barely enough “really”s.) So serious that the end of said episode could leave you in tears — but I’m not saying if they are happy or sad ones.

Question: Is How I Met Your Mother going to show us the “Mother’s” face in the season finale? Or are they going to make that the cliffhanger? —Matt
Ausiello: No idea. I bet if we knew what the title of the episode was we could extract a clue or two from it. THIS JUST IN: I can exclusively reveal that the title of How I Met Your Mother‘s sixth season finale is… “Challenge Accepted.” What does it all mean? I believe that’s what God invented comments sections for.

Question: Tell me something about How I Met Your Mother that doesn’t involve the mother or the mystery wedding. —Jill
Ausiello: The gang will suffer another devastating loss later this season. Hint: For the past six years, it’s been more up-close and personal with their privates, in particular their butts. I’m talking about their booth at MacLaren’s! A new group of friends enter the pub and steal their coveted perch. Cue World War III.

How I Met Your Mother - Carter Bays Interview

Since the comedy began in 2006, it has, like the ABC island drama, used season-long arcs and structurally ambitious episodes to tell its story, and this season creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays even cast 'Lost' alumni Jorge Garcia in a prominent guest role.

What the hell?! I mean, normal people, they see a monster, and they run. But not us, no, no, no, we -- we search out things that want to kill us. Yeah? Huh?
Or eat us! You know who does that? Crazy people! We...are insane!

How I Met Your Mother
Episode 6.22 is entitled 'Scary Jerry.'
The episodes storyline is that Barney tries to get his tame, teetotaling dad Jerry to release his inner wild man during a night out in the clubs, but things lead to both feeling they may be too old for such activities.

How I Met Your Mother - Michael Trucco Joins Cast

As How I Met Your Mother's season-ending mystery wedding nears, two additional faces will pop up to further complicate the possibilities.

In early May, Battlestar Galactica vet Michael Trucco will assume the role of Robin's oft-discussed, but never seen "crush" from years earlier. And I'm hearing Michael will be featured heavily next season as well, as he apparently figures prominently into Robin's future. Hmmm... No word on how this will impact his starring role as Justin Patrick on USA Network's Fairly Legal. One Tree Hill fans will also recognize Michael from the 2005-06 season when he played Cooper Lee, and Castle fans know him from his recurring role as Detective Tom Demming.

But that's not all. HIMYM fans hoping for a Barney/Robin union may not be too thrilled to hear that former General Hospital beauty Nazanin Boniadi will reprise her role as Robin's co-worker and Barney's love interest, Nora, on the May 16 season finale. She is also expected to return next season — which should be quite the year for love.

What the hell?! I mean, normal people, they see a monster, and they run. But not us, no, no, no, we -- we search out things that want to kill us. Yeah? Huh?
Or eat us! You know who does that? Crazy people! We...are insane!

‘HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’: TWO WEDDINGS?
Looks like the Barney Stinson wedding of one — so far, at least — isn’t going to be the only celebration we get a sneak peek of in the next season of How I Met Your Mother.

In our chat earlier this week after the season finale, executive producer Criag Thomas told me that there’s a twist coming up that (in true Mother tradition) you might have seen coming if you were paying attention: Punchy’s wedding!
“The premiere episode of season 7 is actually going to be set at Punchy’s wedding,” he reveals of current plans. “So we will actually finally get to that, even though it’s not the monumental wedding — the Mothering Meeting wedding — we are actually going to get a glimpse of that.”

Previously, Thomas also revealed that we would be revisiting the mystery of Barney’s nuptials, but rest assured, that will be a slow burn. But, he adds, that’s not to say he wants to take the Barney maturing process too slow. “[That is] one of the big challenges of any long-running sitcom, especially one you watch in part for comfort because you know what you’re gonna get and you love these characters and you don’t want them to change,” he said. “As a showrunner, you don’t want to be too repetitive, either. You want to go new places with these characters. I think the way we have it set up for season 7, I think it’ll be the best of both worlds. I don’t want to say exactly what becomes of Barney in season 7, but you’re going to get to see him in both Single Barney mode and Couple Barney mode. But I won’t say exactly with whom.”

Question: Any chance John Lithgow will appear next season on How I Met Your Mother? —Carter
Ausiello: “We absolutely want to see John Lithgow again,” says exec producer Craig Thomas. “We’re hoping to bring [him] back. We’re also hoping to see Frances Conroy as Barney’s mom. I know John Lithgow specifically would love to work with her.”